The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-12-10
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watching the iiames rise, hungry ard rapid
In the calm'of the night, licking the light
-. lis with tongues of destruction.
an. ~ grand 1t isH' she thought, when
s,dIon1,, her face psled and her eyes took
the expressl. IN OF horror At an upper
window win 'he fire playing about its
white face and SIM ny hair, with its little
hands held forth plead. 'Cly'she saw child,
and cry of horror went Tia 'Vopgh the crowd
above which rang the voice o' a woman
wild with despair.
my childl my child! had forgotten
her. Nv child will be burned TO deathl
Saye heri Oh, my God save my child!
There wgs a sudden hush. Life was dear
to all, and it would be death to enter there.
Under the soaring flames every face grew
white. Some women fell OH their knees
and sobbed aloud. Women are too weak
they can only weep and pray
Then tall form sprang fropI the crowd,
dashed over the lighted space .spd disap-
peared in the smoke and fame. A woman
near Elaine shrieked aloud
''It is my son! and he has gone TO his
dsath.'
1T was Mrs. Scott, aRd the girl went TO
her and laid hand OH hex shoulder.
God will save him." she said solemnly;
che is too noble to die in his youth
Then a cheer rang wildly in the air. for
the young man had appeared at the upper
window and they had seen him lift the child
in his arms.
Then there was hush like death, broken
only by whispered prayers. Mrs. Scott and
Elaine held zach others hands and both
were praying.
Then another cheer. swelling high and
ringing far into the night, rushed from ne !
| tbroats of men and women. for figure had |
come staggeringly from the smoke and |
flames clasping u child in its arms. and it \
was drawn tenGerly from danger amid
shower OF sobbing blessings.
Mrs. Scott and Elaine pressed forward, |
and they found him, painting and blackened,
his clothing scofched, his hands burned,
his eyes haggard, W ith thcir view Of death.
and the mother uttered a low cry as she
| flung her arms about him.
I4idillt , lace wis WHlte dS Nle1ln, npT
! eyes were dim with tears, her swelling with
sympathy in this hero act, she lifted oRe OF
his poor burned hands and laid. her lips on
it, and Fred seeing her there, tears in her
eyes, her face ashen, her lips trembling,
lost his usual timidity and caught her
hands in his,
at was so little to bring me this great
gladness," he whispered; Il know now
that you will at least remember me-"
''We do not forget our heroes she said
tremulously. God will remember you,
Mr.. Scott, you haye sayed life"
September came and went; Miss Darrell
never came now to the farm, but she re-
mained in Fanylle, and Fred saw her some
times, but not often. October came, and
he wondered why she still fingered so far
from the fashionable world. The fashion
able world wondered too, but Monia Hale
knew, and she kept her cousin where she
knew it pleased Elaine TO best remain: and
then she sent out invitations for small
party on November eve.
We all know how merry they are, those
gatherings of young people, where apples
are roasted an cider is kissing and nuts are
chosen to point ont the ones who loye and
bewill ont the ones who love and will he
faithful, where lead is poured kissing INTO :
the water, and apple pealinZs are flung {
laugdingy over young shoulders; 10 form ,
an initial OH the floor.
T.. Ii - T.,
entered into the the merriment with true {
grlish zest. Fred was there, and dozen
other young people from the vicinity but |
poor Fred had severe attack of his old {
enemy and kept as much as possible in the {
background, At last Mona called him to :
the fire to see Elaine burn two nuts she had
named. As he approached her Elatine
blushed as deeply as himself, but said /
nothing; and there was perfect silence in /
the great Kitchen, all eyes being fastened
on the nuts that continued to burn pleasan- I
tly side by side Suddenly one Missed, sput
tered and Nestled prettiiy close to the other. +
anc Mona elspped her hands. g
The smootIiest poss ible course l pro-
dict for that true love- she said, merrily; j
and her cousin blushed again, while poor ;
Fred turned very pale and retired To his !
corner.
Presently Mona proposed game from =
which all were TO haye the greatest enjoy
ment, provided they would obey her COM :
mands implicitly, and, whispering word
to each gentleman, some to her fathers
study, some TO the hall, some to the par
lor, one or two even out the veranda; there
each was to await the fair lady who was to
go to him, and after whispering word or :,
replying to question, allow him TO return
If anything could strike one as being stupid "
ON November eve, this might, but ii did / ,
not; and Fred, who MAS sent to the study,
wondered why Mona had given him such
questions 10 ask of the lady who would be o
sent 70 him; and when, moment after,
Miss Darrell gided in, he turned red, and :,
began to tremble. \
II have promised TO answer truthfully
any questions you may put to me- Mr.. o
Scott" she said, with smile. "
'Then, who-who did you name with 5,
yourself, when you burned the nuts?" he
asked, repeating what Mona had told him
to. L
MissDarrel bushed warmly, but laid her !
hand on his arm as she answered.;
''You" l
Half an hour after they went back to the
kitchen and found the young people gath p
cred about Mona, reproacbing her for hay- \
ing made them all seem so silly. She turn r,
ed to Fred and Elaine. r
'This is more than ! can bear, J." she said,
..come tell them | did il 10 Il